Do you know what species? I’ve definitely had oysters I’ve left too long look like that and then still fruited fine. Certain other species I might be worried about.

How to do they smell? Earthy and/or mushroomy? That’s good. If it’s yeasty, sour, or otherwise bad smelling, then maybe I’d be worried.

But otherwise, get to it. They’re ready to go.

The first time I grew oysters, I drilled holes in a 5 gallon bucket, and used aspen shavings from the pet store. But straw and a basket would work too.

I don’t remember exactly what instructions I followed, but it might have been https://freshcap.com/blogs/growing/bucket-grow or https://northspore.com/blogs/the-black-trumpet/growing-mushrooms-in-buckets-containers

Good luck! I’m not an expert by any means, but I do have several grows under my belt. Feel free to ping me if you have questions along the way.

My toes, Sis.

I’ll second the suggestion to start with oyster mushrooms (which you may still find at some grocery stores) rather than agaricus, but for different reasons.

Oyster mushrooms are really easy to grow. You can buy kits, or you can do it from scratch in a 5 gallon bucket or garbage bag with straw or wood shavings or similar substrates.

Agaricus, on the other hand, are more complicated. They’re not primary decomposers like oysters, they’re secondary decomposers. Which means rather than using a fresh substrate, you have to grow them on active compost. It’s certainly achievable by a dedicated hobbyist, but it’s not going to be an easy first time IMO.

If you want a good chance if success, start with oysters.

Edit: oops, just realized this post was months old.

If you don’t have an Intel CPU, then you shouldn’t need it. At least, I think it’s only for CPUs and not for other intel-based devices (NIC, graphics, whatever).

It’s prompting for upgrade because it’s already installed. It’s recommended (but not required) by initramfs-tools, so that’s probably why it’s installed (recommended packages are installed by default). oops, read that wrong. Intel-microcode recommends initramfs-tools.

You may want to run

apt-rdepends intel-microcode 

to see what pulled it in.

But you should be able to uninstall it, and then it won’t prompt you any more.

This is what happens Larry, when you find a stranger in the alps.

This pic made me smile.

I haven’t been to DebConf since before COVID, but I definitely recognize a few people in that pic.

There was a series of TV commercials in the 70s for a laundry detergent that focused on “ring around the collar”. So I suspect it’s a spoof of one of those.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/unitedhealthcare-other-insurers-ai-deny-202000141.html

I’m sure there are better sources, but this was the first thing that popped up in a quick search.

+1 for taking stop the bleed.

Also, regarding inclusive training, I’ll plug The Liberal Gun Club . They have chapters around the country and are a lovely alternative to your typical NRA-card-carrying firearms instructor.

You’re obviously not a golfer.